Friday, 19 June 2015

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Medicare: House calls can help frail seniors and cut costs
8:45:00 AM
An X-ray in the living room. A rapid blood test. A peek into pill bottles and refrigerators. The humble house call can accomplish a lot -- and now research suggests that tailoring it to some of Medicare's frailest patients can improve their care...


Minister's wife worries that court ruling could threaten her family's health insurance
1:01:00 AM
Like many Americans who have ACA exchange coverage, Kristen Clark was not aware of the U.S. Supreme Court case that could end premium subsidies which make coverage affordable for her family.


Catholic healthcare providers echo Pope Francis on sustainability efforts
Thursday, June 18, 2015 5:55 PM
The pope issued a 184-page encyclical letter Tuesday urging citizens around the globe to address climate change. The leading voice for the nation's Catholic health systems said it's "pretty much inexcusable" for healthcare providers to...


Health plan bolts dual-eligible demo in Massachusetts
Thursday, June 18, 2015 5:53 PM
A troubled Massachusetts managed-care program for low-income people who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare will continue despite one of its leading plans dropping out.


House votes to kill medical-device tax; IPAB repeal delayed
Thursday, June 18, 2015 4:00 PM
House members voted Thursday to eliminate ACA provisions in what some say is an attempt to chip away at the healthcare law. Despite having bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, supporters of the device-tax repeal are unlikely to get...


Historic number of Medicare fraud arrests could signal more to come
Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:45 PM
Federal officials announced Thursday the largest coordinated, criminal Medicare fraud takedown -- and the first large-scale effort to focus on Medicare Part D fraud -- in the history of the U.S. Justice Department. The U.S. attorney general...


Psychiatric hospitals miffed as Medicaid pilot funding ends
Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:58 PM
A federal demonstration program providing Medicaid pay for residential mental health services in 11 states has ended abruptly, leaving patients and providers in the lurch.


CMS raises reinsurance payouts to health insurers
Thursday, June 18, 2015 2:30 PM
An Affordable Care Act provision intended to protect health insurers from excessive medical costs received a boost from the CMS late Wednesday, a move that will directly help the finances of insurers that have enrolled sicker members.


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